听说你还没有找到工作
“I heard you haven't found a job yet.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
方小姐
“Ms. Fang,”
听说 你 还没有找到工作
“I heard you haven't found a job yet.”
“Could I hire you as the deputy general manager of my company?”
“Since you are still available, I have an opportunity to pitch to you.”
Framing an inquiry with 'I heard' softens the directness of asking someone about sensitive personal topics like unemployment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it is said that / I heard that
A polite, indirect conversation starter to introduce information without sounding overly intrusive.
not yet / still haven't
Common negative construction used to indicate that an expected action has not occurred.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I haven't found a job yet.”
“You haven't found a suitable job yet.”
“In your current state, you won't find a job anywhere.”
“I can't find a job at all.”
“and I don't have a stable job.”
“You don't have a job. Just find one.”